Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Word on the Hill: What’s Buzzing Around the Capitol
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Policy · 115th Congress
Trump’s Tweet Could Raise Odds of Government Shutdown
Updated 1:02 p.m. | President Donald Trump raised the odds of a government shutdown next month, tweeting that his differences with Democratic leaders over immigration policy could prevent a deal on a year-end
Politics · 115th Congress
Bernie Sanders Gets a Grammy Nomination
Watch: Sanders, Warren and Democrats Unveil Medicare-for-All Bill [jwp-video n=”1″]
Policy · 115th Congress
Brady Says Tax Bill Won’t Be the Last One
Watch: Hatch on Tax Bill Differences With House: ‘We’re Willing to Work Together’ [jwp-video n=”1″] Because of that, the U.S. can’t stop either
Politics · 115th Congress
Warren: Trump Won’t Shut Me Up on CFPB
Watch: Trump Breaks Out ‘Pocahontas’ Nickname for Warren During Native American Event [jwp-video n=”1″] “Maybe to keep me from talking about the consumer agency today, maybe to keep me from
Politics · 115th Congress
Report: Second Former Staffer Accuses Conyers of Harassment
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Politics · 115th Congress
Gutiérrez Announces Retirement; Endorses Garcia to Succeed Him
An Inside Look at Congressional Retirements [jwp-video n=”1″] A frequent critic of President Donald Trump, he’s twice been arrested at immigrants’ rights protests since Trump took office.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Continues to Swipe at Democrats Who Hold Votes He Needs
Trump Criticizes Schumer and Pelosi For Skipping Meeting [jwp-video n=”1″] At the reduced attendance White House meeting, Trump sat at a rectangular table in the Roosevelt Room beside empty
Politics · 115th Congress
Schumer, Pelosi Cancel on Trump, Decry White House ‘Show Meeting’
Watch: Schumer Talks About Skipping White House Meeting on Senate Floor [jwp-video n=”1″] “If the president, who already said earlier this year that ‘our country needs a good shutdown,’ isn
Policy · 115th Congress
Budget Committee Approves Tax Overhaul
Watch: Protesters Chant ‘Kill the Bill’ as Tax Overhaul Advances From Senate Committee [jwp-video n=”1″] The trigger proposal, which Corker said was finalized during a meeting of roughly
Politics · 115th Congress
Looming Spending Deadline Leads to Tax Consideration Crunch
Watch: Hatch on Tax Bill Differences With House: ‘We’re Willing to Work Together’ [jwp-video n=”1″] The Wyoming Republican also said the tax bill would not be changed during the markup.
Conyers Scandal Creates Opening for House Democrats
[jwp-video n=”1″] On top of all that, the committee and its leader would play a central role in what stands to become the defining question for the 116th Congress if Democrats are in charge of
Politics · 115th Congress
Pulling Out of Politics: How Members Retire From the Hill
An Inside Look at Congressional Retirements [jwp-video n=”1″] Hours after Gibson told leadership, Roll Call broke the news, citing two anonymous GOP sources.
Politics · 115th Congress
During Native American Event, Trump Drops ‘Pocahontas’ Quip
[jwp-video n=”1″] During an event with Native American war heroes in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump again referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as “Pocahontas.”
Politics · 115th Congress
Just in Time for Christmas, Robert Pittenger Primary Ads Get Religious
Watch: Three Things to Watch as Alabama Barrels Toward Dec. 12 [jwp-video n=”1″] Pittenger barely won his June 2016 primary, defeating Mark Harris, the former pastor of First Baptist Church
Politics · 115th Congress
Flake Was Political Target of Arpaio, Son’s Lawsuit Says
Watch: Decoding Reconciliation: Why the Senate Needs Only 50 Votes on Tax Bill [jwp-video n=”1″] Arpaio cultivated a national image as “America’s Toughest Sheriff” for his controversial stringency
Politics · 115th Congress
Lawyer Wants Conyers to Release Accuser From Confidentiality Agreement
Watch: Congresswoman Who Survived Jonestown Attack Now Staring Down Sexual Harassment [jwp-video n=”1″] But that could be avoided, she added, if Conyers agrees to scrap the accuser’s confidentiality
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Meet the Man Who Carried the Capitol Christmas Tree From Montana to D.C.
Watch: A Christmas Tree’s 3,400-mile Journey to the Capitol’s West Front [jwp-video n=”1″] “It’s just the faces of the people enjoying it, and I hope they can enjoy it as much as I’m enjoying
Politics · 115th Congress
Franken Gives No Indication He Will Step Aside Amid Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Watch: Franken ‘Tremendously Sorry’ After Sexual Misconduct Allegations [jwp-video n=”1″] Franken has apologized to Leeann Tweeden, the Los Angeles radio host who published a personal essay
An Old Saw’s New Twist: Death (of the Deficit Hawks) and Taxes
And so Job No. 1 for the Republican high command comes with a big dose of irony.